Weekend Round Up
Weekend Roundup: May 16 through 19
Textile Museum’s Wetenhall Speaks at George Town Club
October 12, 2017
•The George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum — designed by Hartman-Cox to incorporate historic Woodhull House, most recently a security office — opened at G and 21st Streets in March of 2015.
‘Wilderness’ Is Urgent, Fresh Theater
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Featuring music, movement and video projections (including the use of Skype), the show is a challenging and moving journey into the lives of contemporary troubled teens.
The Most Wounding Week
October 10, 2017
•It began late Sunday, Oct. 1, at a country music festival in Las Vegas and ended with the death of the Traveling Wilbury who sang, “I Won’t Back Down.”
The Las Vegas Shooting: An American Nightmare
October 2, 2017
•There were countless reported acts of heroism Oct. 1 — people throwing themselves on others to protect them, others applying bandages and pressure to bleeding wounds.
Dem Women: From Resistance to Organizing
September 21, 2017
•On Sept. 19, the Woman’s National Democratic Club premiered the newest film by filmmaker Lilly Rivlin, “Heather Booth: Changing the World,” with Booth herself on hand.
Footlocker Kills Deal for Georgetown Theater
September 18, 2017
•Owner and renovator of the old theater property, Robert Bell is bittersweet about the deal’s collapse, hoping for a better tenant — or to sell.
Startups Big and Small: Halcyon’s New Cohort
September 14, 2017
•At the Sept. 12 event introducing the fellows, Erin Egan, Facebook’s vice president and chief privacy officer, policy, reminded them and the other attendees that Facebook also began as a startup.
FALL PREVIEW ARTS
September 13, 2017
•“Politically and socially, we are at the edge of another precipice. And those of us who are artists must charge into the fray, leading a charge to turn a tide.” — […]
Georgetowners Love Living in St. Michaels
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Many Georgetowners consider St. Michaels their favorite out-of-town hangout. In fact, for a growing number of D.C. residents, the town on Maryland’s picturesque Eastern Shore — about two hours’ drive from […]
T∙H∙E Launches T∙H∙E Network
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Talent management group, T∙H∙E Artist Agency, celebrated its 32nd anniversary last month with the launch of T∙H∙E Network. Since 1985, Lynda Erkiletian, founder and president, Elizabeth Centenari, director and vice […]